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13:1813:18, 1 October 2020 diff hist +5,995 N Here (4.21.32) the word vijnana is specifically important. Jnana, the knowledge of spiritual identity that one attains when he does not consider himself to be the body, is explained in BG as brahma-bhuta (SB 4.30.20), the revival of spiritual realization Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In this verse the word vijñāna is specifically important. Jñāna, the knowledge of spiritual identity that one attains when..."
13:1313:13, 1 October 2020 diff hist +5,885 N When a devotee is fixed in the loving service of the lotus feet of the Lord, he will never come back to this material existence after quitting his body, as confirmed in Bhagavad-gita by the Lord (BG 4.9) - tyaktva deham punar janma naiti mam eti so 'rjuna Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"when a devotee is fixed in the loving service of the lotus feet of the Lord, he will never come back to this material existenc..."
13:0613:06, 1 October 2020 diff hist +5,672 N These two primary principles of separation from material bondage can be realized on the strength of bhakti-yoga Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"These two primary principles of separation from material bondage can be realized on the strength of bhakti-yoga"}} {{notes|}}..."
12:4612:46, 1 October 2020 diff hist +5,796 N Bhakti, or devotional service, is characterized by vairagya and jnana. Jnana refers to understanding that one is not his body, and vairagya means disinterest in sense gratification Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Bhakti, or devotional service, is characterized by vairāgya and jñāna. Jñāna refers to understanding that one is not his..."
11:3011:30, 1 October 2020 diff hist +5,805 N When one is strengthened by practicing bhakti-yoga, his mind is cleansed of this misunderstanding (of bodily identificaiton), and he is no longer interested in material existence or in sense gratification Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"When one is strengthened by practicing bhakti-yoga, his mind is cleansed of this misunderstanding, and he is no longer interes..."
11:2711:27, 1 October 2020 diff hist +5,762 N Due to material association we are entrapped by the stringent laws of material nature and put into the cycle of repeated birth and death under the false impression of bodily identification Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"entrapped by the stringent laws of material nature and put into the cycle of repeated birth and death under the false impressi..."
11:2011:20, 1 October 2020 diff hist +5,918 N As stated by Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu in His Siksastaka instructions, by the chanting of the holy name of the Lord - Hare Krsna, or by the process of hearing and chanting of the glories of the Lord, one's mind is gradually cleansed of all dirt Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"As stated by Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu in His Śikṣāṣṭaka instructions, by the chanting of the holy name of the Lord—..."
10:5010:50, 1 October 2020 diff hist +5,102 N Caitanya Mahaprabhu stated that the spiritual master who plays the part of Krsna's representative has to consume all the sinful reactions of his disciple Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Caitanya Mahāprabhu therefore stated that the spiritual master who plays the part of Kṛṣṇa's representative has to cons..."
10:2810:28, 1 October 2020 diff hist +5,230 N External manifestation of Krsna, the representative of Krsna who acts as the mercy of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, takes all the resultant actions of the sinful life of the disciple immediately after the disciple's initiation Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"external manifestation of Kṛṣṇa, the representative of Kṛṣṇa who acts as the mercy of the Supreme Personality of G..."
10:2510:25, 1 October 2020 diff hist +5,267 N Lord Sri Krsna also says in Bhagavad-gita that simply by surrendering unto Him one is immediately relieved of all sinful reactions. As Krsna takes away all the sinful reactions of a person immediately upon his surrender unto Him Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa also says in Bhagavad-gītā that simply by surrendering unto Him one is immediately relieved of all si..."
10:1110:11, 1 October 2020 diff hist +5,198 N Being a responsible king, Prthu Maharaja recommends that everyone take shelter of the Supreme Personality of Godhead and thus be immediately purified Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Being a responsible king, Pṛthu Mahārāja recommends that everyone take shelter of the Supreme Personality of Godhead and t..."
10:0310:03, 1 October 2020 diff hist +5,168 N One should take to the service of the Lord, or Krsna consciousness, and thus very soon become a perfect man, as confirmed in Bhagavad-gita ((9.31) ksipram bhavati dharmatma sasvac chantim nigacchati) Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One should therefore take to the service of the Lord, or Kṛṣṇa consciousness, and thus very soon become a perfect man, a..."
09:5909:59, 1 October 2020 diff hist +5,152 N Prthu Maharaja advises that without the benediction of the Supreme Lord, one cannot make advancement - either in so-called morality, economic development or sense gratification Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Pṛthu Mahārāja advises that without the benediction of the Supreme Lord, one cannot make advancement—either in so-called..."
09:5509:55, 1 October 2020 diff hist +5,051 N If one takes to the service of the lotus feet of the Lord, or takes to Krsna consciousness, he is immediately cleansed of the many dirty things which have accumulated in his innumerable births Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"if one takes to the service of the lotus feet of the Lord, or takes to Kṛṣṇa consciousness, he is immediately cleansed o..."
09:5109:51, 1 October 2020 diff hist +4,941 The Ganges is glorified because it emanates from the toes of the lotus feet of the Lord No edit summary current
09:4809:48, 1 October 2020 diff hist +4,812 N The glories of Ganges water are known to Indians and to ourselves also. The River Ganges flows by Calcutta Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The glories of Ganges water are known to Indians and to ourselves also. The River Ganges flows by Calcutta"}} {{notes|}} {{com..."
09:4309:43, 1 October 2020 diff hist +5,524 N A very respectable brahmana in Calcutta never took a doctor's medicine. Even though he sometimes felt sick, he would not accept medicine from the physician but would simply drink Ganges water, and he was always cured within a very short time Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"A very respectable brāhmaṇa in Calcutta never took a doctor's medicine. Even though he sometimes felt sick, he would not ac..."
09:3909:39, 1 October 2020 diff hist +4,981 N In India, one can actually see that a person who takes a bath in the Ganges waters daily is almost free from all kinds of diseases Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"In India, one can actually see that a person who takes a bath in the Ganges waters daily is almost free from all kinds of dise..."
09:2309:23, 1 October 2020 diff hist +6,643 N In spite of valuable medicine administered by a competent physician, sometimes a patient dies; or in spite of having a big safe boat, sometimes a man drowns Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"in spite of valuable medicine administered by a competent physician, sometimes a patient dies; or in spite of having a big saf..."
09:0509:05, 1 October 2020 diff hist +6,281 N It must be accepted that there is someone who determines the different standards Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"it must be accepted that there is someone who determines the different standards"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nirmal}} {{complete|..."
09:0209:02, 1 October 2020 diff hist +6,681 N Aside from liberation, even if we consider only the preliminary necessities of life - dharma, artha and kama (religion, economic development and sense gratification) - we will see that they are not the same for everyone Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Aside from liberation, even if we consider only the preliminary necessities of life—dharma, artha and kāma (religion, econo..."
08:5508:55, 1 October 2020 diff hist +6,276 N Even an animal like a hog or a dog may have greater opportunities for sense gratification than a human being Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Even an animal like a hog or a dog may have greater opportunities for sense gratification than a human being"}} {{notes|}} {{c..."
08:5208:52, 1 October 2020 diff hist +6,769 N In the matter of sense gratification, sometimes one who has sufficient food is still not happy in his family affairs or is not even married, whereas another person, even though not economically well off, has greatest opportunity for sense gratification Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"in the matter of sense gratification, sometimes one who has sufficient food is still not happy in his family affairs or someti..."
08:4708:47, 1 October 2020 diff hist +6,536 N One person may enjoy great opulence without even working, whereas another person, although working very hard, does not even get two sufficient meals a day Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One person may enjoy great opulence without even working, whereas another person, although working very hard, does not even ge..." current
08:4208:42, 1 October 2020 diff hist +6,217 N In economic development it is seen that if two men work very hard day and night, still the results are not the same Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"in economic development it is seen that if two men work very hard day and night, still the results are not the same"}} {{notes..."

22:3022:30, 30 September 2020 diff hist +6,704 N It is generally found that even if two men have the same moral standards of ethics, honesty and morality, their positions are still not the same Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"It is generally found that even if two men have the same moral standards of ethics, honesty and morality, their positions are..."
22:2422:24, 30 September 2020 diff hist +6,441 N According to Vedic literature, religion consists only of the codes of law given by God Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"According to Vedic literature, religion consists only of the codes of law given by God"}} {{notes|}} {{compiler|Nirmal}} {{com..." current
22:1922:19, 30 September 2020 diff hist +6,605 N A person who is always subjected to the rules and regulations of repeated birth and death cannot accommodate anything beyond materialistic ideas Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"A person who is always subjected to the rules and regulations of repeated birth and death cannot accommodate anything beyond m..."
22:1522:15, 30 September 2020 diff hist +6,588 N Generally, a daughter inherits the qualities of her father, and a son gets the qualities of his mother. Thus Mrtyu's daughter, Sunitha, got all the qualities of her father, and Vena inherited the qualities of his mother Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Generally, a daughter inherits the qualities of her father, and a son gets the qualities of his mother. Thus Mṛtyu's daughte..."
22:1122:11, 30 September 2020 diff hist +7,141 N Prthu Maharaja, did not accept the authority of such atheists, headed by his father, who was the grandson of death personified Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Pṛthu Mahārāja, however, did not accept the authority of such atheists, headed by his father, who was the grandson of deat..."
22:0722:07, 30 September 2020 diff hist +7,190 N Insofar as liberation is concerned, they (atheists) say that there is no need to talk of liberation because after death everything is finished Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Insofar as liberation is concerned, they say that there is no need to talk of liberation because after death everything is fin..."
22:0322:03, 30 September 2020 diff hist +7,406 N According to atheists, sense gratification also does not depend on the mercy of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, for if one earns enough money by any process, one will have sufficient opportunity for sense gratification Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Similarly, sense gratification also does not depend on the mercy of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, for if one earns enoug..."
22:0122:01, 30 September 2020 diff hist +7,154 N According to atheists, if one makes nice plans and works very hard for economic development, automatically the result of economic development will come Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"if one makes nice plans and works very hard for economic development, automatically the result of economic development will co..." current
21:5821:58, 30 September 2020 diff hist +7,119 N They (atheists) say that actually there is no need to accept God for this purpose, for if one follows the principles of morality and honesty, that is sufficient Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"they say that actually there is no need to accept God for this purpose, for if one follows the principles of morality and hone..."
21:5321:53, 30 September 2020 diff hist +6,501 N Prthu Maharaja considered King Vena's character abominable because Vena was foolish regarding the execution of religious performances Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Pṛthu Mahārāja considered King Vena's character abominable because Vena was foolish regarding the execution of religious p..."
21:5121:51, 30 September 2020 diff hist +6,431 N He (King Vena) was an atheist, who did not believe in the existence of God, and who consequently stopped all Vedic ritualistic ceremonies in his kingdom Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"he was an atheist, who did not believe in the existence of God, and who consequently stopped all Vedic ritualistic ceremonies..."
21:4821:48, 30 September 2020 diff hist +6,651 N King Vena, the father of Prthu Maharaja, was condemned by the brahmanas and saintly persons because of his denying the existence of the Supreme Personality of Godhead and rejecting the method of satisfying Him by performance of Vedic sacrifice Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"King Vena, the father of Pṛthu Mahārāja, was condemned by the brāhmaṇas and saintly persons because of his denying the..."
21:0921:09, 30 September 2020 diff hist +3,021 N The safest path in life is to follow such great personalities, especially those mentioned in the Srimad-Bhagavatam Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The safest path in life is to follow such great personalities, especially those mentioned in the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam"}} {{not..."
21:0621:06, 30 September 2020 diff hist +2,859 N A saintly person is one who follows the Vedic injunctions, which are the orders of the Supreme Personality of Godhead Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"A saintly person is one who follows the Vedic injunctions, which are the orders of the Supreme Personality of Godhead"}} {{not..." current
20:5120:51, 30 September 2020 diff hist +15,675 N A person who surrenders unto Him (Krsna) by utilizing the chance to associate with the pure devotee, spiritual master or other authorized incarnations of Godhead, like Prthu Maharaja, is saved by Krsna. Then his life becomes successful Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"A person who surrenders unto Him by utilizing the chance to associate with the pure devotee, spiritual master or other authori..."
20:4520:45, 30 September 2020 diff hist +15,757 N Krsna therefore instructs: "Abandon all varieties of religion and just surrender unto Me. I shall deliver you from all sinful reaction. Do not fear." (BG 18.66) The word sarva-papebhyah means "from all sinful activities." Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Kṛṣṇa therefore instructs: sarva-dharmān parityajya mām ekaṁ śaraṇaṁ vraja ahaṁ tvāṁ sarva-pāpebhyo mok..."
20:3620:36, 30 September 2020 diff hist +16,013 N Krsna comes like an ordinary human being, He comes as a devotee like Lord Caitanya, or He sends His representative, the spiritual master, or pure devotee. This is also the planned activity of the Supreme Personality of Godhead Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Kṛṣṇa comes like an ordinary human being, He comes as a devotee like Lord Caitanya, or He sends His representative, the..."
20:2720:27, 30 September 2020 diff hist +4,097 The theory of chance can best be explained in the Vedic literature by the words ajnata-sukrti, which refer to pious activities performed without the actor's knowledge No edit summary current
20:2520:25, 30 September 2020 diff hist +15,912 N Varieties of life develop not by chance but by prearrangement. There is a plan, which is already outlined in the Vedic knowledge Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Varieties of life, therefore, develop not by chance but by prearrangement. There is a plan, which is already outlined in the V..." current
20:2220:22, 30 September 2020 diff hist +15,576 N In different places and in different planets there are different standards of life, bodily features and educational statuses, all awarded by the Supreme Personality of Godhead according to pious or impious activities Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"in different places and in different planets there are different standards of life, bodily features and educational statuses,..." current
20:1820:18, 30 September 2020 diff hist +15,383 N By performing pious activities one can take birth in a good family in a good nation, one can get a beautiful body or can become very well educated or very rich Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"By performing pious activities one can take birth in a good family in a good nation, one can get a beautiful body or can becom..."
20:1520:15, 30 September 2020 diff hist +15,773 N The different varieties of life and of material existence do not come about by chance and necessity; they are different arrangements made by the Supreme Lord in terms of the pious and impious activities of the living entities Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"The different varieties of life and of material existence do not come about by chance and necessity; they are different arrang..." current
20:1120:11, 30 September 2020 diff hist +15,593 N This life of engaging always in the loving service of the Lord is called adhoksaja-dhiyah, or a life of Krsna consciousness, which King Prthu meant his citizens to follow Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Thus one engages in the Lord's transcendental loving service." This life of engaging always in the loving service of the Lord..."
20:0720:07, 30 September 2020 diff hist +15,707 N One who has completely surpassed the resultant activities of the impious path of life (this is possible only when one engages exclusively in pious activities) can understand his eternal relationship with the Supreme Personality of Godhead Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"One who has completely surpassed the resultant activities of the impious path of life"|"this is possible only when one engages..."
20:0220:02, 30 September 2020 diff hist +15,634 N Material existence, or the sense gratification process, is conducted according to the type of body we are given by prakrti, or material nature. As such, there must be divisions of pious and impious activities - punya and papa Created page with "<div id="compilation"> <div id="facts"> {{terms|"Material existence, or the sense gratification process, is conducted according to the type of body we are given by prakṛti,..."

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